sacred grove
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Food fest to revive tribal cuisine
Group organises 'wild food festival' at Bhimashankar to preserve culinary art, get young ones to take pride in dishes
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Living a Rustic Life
All (building material) was lifted on the back and carried by the villagers up the hill!
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The Sacred grove in Verkadavu
The story provided in the link has been written by a young adivasi boy, Dhanesh Kumar, from the Kattunayakan community. The story records observations on sacred groves of Paniya community in the Gudalur Valley.